[Rcpp-devel] Rcpp::exception + threads = disaster

[JJ Allaire]

I think the point is that the *only* reason Rcpp::stop exists is to do
forwarding to Rf_error. If that isn't your intention it's strictly worse
than a normal C++ exception.

Agreed that it would be good to have more clear docs here. Note that as
Dirk pointed out both Writing R Extensions and RcppParallel docs are pretty
clear about the fact that you shouldn't call any R APIs when in a
background thread.

On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 3:23 PM Joshua N Pritikin <jpritikin at pobox.com>
wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 08, 2020 at 02:55:06PM -0500, JJ Allaire wrote:
> >    Yes, the only reason to use Rcpp::stop is because you want a C++
> >    exception translated safely into an Rf_error at the SEXP call level.
> If
> >    you are trying to signal an error from a background thread you would
> >    want to use a regular C++ exception rather than Rcpp::stop.
>
> I'm disappointed that there is no interest in making Rcpp::stop work
> in both contexts.
>
> At a minimum, the distinct uses of C++ exceptions and Rcpp::stop
> should be documented better.
>
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